Is a Latte Bitter? What a Triple Chocolate Dirty Coffee Tells Us

Dirty coffee comes in two styles. The mainstream one pulls espresso straight onto cold milk, so the golden crema sits on top and then sinks along the glass, leaving the layers unmixed for a hot-and-cold mouthfeel. The other style chases real mess, letting liquid overflow the saucer and dusting cocoa powder over the cup.

At Italian Bear Chocolate in London, the Triple Chocolate series takes the second route. A barista moves a ceramic cup over three basins of white, milk and dark chocolate, spoons each sauce around the rim, then fills the coated cup with hot water and espresso. The result is closer to a dessert than a plain italian coffee latte, and the bitterness of the espresso cuts the sweet coating, which answers the question of is a latte bitter when the beans are dark roasted.

For many people, drinking coffee is an elegant affair, but there is a type of coffee that started with "dirty" and became famous for being "dirty," making even those with OCD feel extremely uncomfortable. There are two main schools of Dirty coffee on the market: one is to extract espresso directly onto the surface of cold milk, creating the visual effect of "tainting" the milk; the other pursues true "filth," deliberately letting the liquid overflow the cup and saucer, sprinkling cocoa powder, etc., to create a "messy" state. In London, UK, a brand called "Italian Bear Chocolate" launched a "Triple Chocolate" series of drinks. Whenever someone orders a coffee and adds the "chocolate trio," the barista first picks up a ceramic cup with a saucer, moves it over three large basins of different colored chocolate, then uses a large spoon to scoop each one and pour it around the rim of the cup—white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate—striving to let the cup fully "bathe" under each type of chocolate sauce. Finally, after the barista takes this extremely "filthy" cup to fill it with hot water and espresso, this specialty coffee is complete.

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For many people, drinking coffee is an elegant affair, such as when dining in a coffee shop and accidentally knocking over a cup of coffee, getting your clothes splattered with coffee—you would surely feel very embarrassed. But there is a type of coffee that is an exception: it started with "dirty" and became famous for being "dirty," making every person with OCD feel extremely uncomfortable after seeing it.

On the market, Dirty coffee mainly has two schools. One is to extract espresso directly onto the surface of cold milk, letting the thick golden coffee liquid first cover the white fresh milk, then sink down along the cup wall by gravity, creating the visual effect of "tainting" the milk. Because the espresso and milk do not fully blend, it provides the whole cup of coffee with a unique mouthfeel of ice and fire—this is also currently the mainstream dirty coffee method in domestic coffee shops.

The other school of dirty coffee pursues true "filth." The maker first fills the cup with coffee liquid, then adds a layer of delicate cream or milk cap, pouring it in front of you, deliberately letting the liquid overflow into the saucer, then sprinkling cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, crushed nuts, etc., fully creating a "messy" state from multiple angles.

If you are an obsessive-compulsive + clean-freak type, then here is a gentle reminder: the following content may cause "discomfort," because the dirty coffee about to appear has already made people feel visually chaotic from the production process, even to the point of being insane.

Located in London, UK, the brand called "Italian Bear Chocolate" is a coffee shop specializing in chocolate. They launched the "Triple Chocolate" series of drinks. In addition to their signature mocha, this chocolate combination can also be paired with various coffees. With its impactful appearance, it has attracted countless chocolate fanatics to make a pilgrimage and try it.

Whenever someone orders a coffee and adds the "chocolate trio," you can see the barista first pick up a ceramic cup with a saucer, move it over three large basins of different colored chocolate, then use a large spoon to scoop each one and pour it around the rim of the cup—white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate—striving to let the cup fully "bathe" under each type of chocolate sauce. Finally, after the barista takes this extremely "filthy" cup to fill it with hot water and espresso, this specialty coffee is complete.

I don't know how obsessive-compulsive people and clean-freaks feel after seeing this cup of coffee, but it is clear that even an ordinary person facing this maddening "dirty coffee" needs to first muster courage, then seriously think about whether to reach out or to take a sip.

A netizen who has already tried it described their tasting experience like this: I wanted to take a small sip, but when I lifted the cup handle, I found that the chocolate sauce had successfully glued the bottom of the cup. The bitterness of the americano mixed with the stickiness of the chocolate, blasting through the top of my head. The taste was okay, but eating it was too messy—the amount of chocolate was really a bit overwhelming. Don't come here on a date, because it will smear all over your mouth!

Regarding this, true clean-freaks said after seeing it: From the moment I saw the menu, I was already breaking out in a cold sweat—I'm going crazy!! And bystanding netizens guessed: people drinking this cup of coffee are probably licking the plate in the end～ As for our hardworking baristas, they expressed curiosity: How do you wash this kind of cup? It will clog the drain, right?

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